Fellow disciples? Heh, better to die for your fellow Daoist than for me!

Seeing that person transform into a streak of blood-red light and flee, the female Cultivator from the Misty Immortal Sect had a frosty expression on her beautiful face. Her hands rapidly formed incantations, and a brilliant spiritual light erupted from her body.

"Senior Brother Lu, this person possesses heavenly heart jade marrow. We absolutely cannot let him take it back to the Yin Corpse Sect!"

Her voice was clear and cold, with a hint of urgency.

"I'll leave this place to you!"

"Junior Sister Zhou, be careful. This is already the territory of Zhao Kingdom. Don't get too caught up in the fight!"

Senior Brother Lu cautioned in a deep voice.

Lin Yuan's heart stirred.

heavenly heart jade marrow!

This item was a legendary Heaven And Earth Treasure, extremely rare.

It was said that if a Cultivator could obtain this item's assistance when assaulting the Foundation Establishment Bottleneck, it could greatly increase their chances of success. It had an unimaginable miraculous effect, especially for Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment.

No wonder these two were so relentlessly pursuing him.

No sooner had the thought crossed his mind than Junior Sister Zhou transformed into a sharp sword light, tearing through the sky and chasing in the direction where the blood-red light had vanished.

Inside the valley, only Senior Brother Lu remained.

His gaze slowly swept over the area, carrying a playful and scrutinizing look, like a cat toying with a mouse.

"A Seventh Layer of Qi Refining Corpse Cultivator. Two Fifth Level of Qi Refining wastes."

Before his words finished, he pointed a finger through the air.

The golden long spear, still suspended mid-air and flickering with arcs of electricity, let out a hum. Its tip rotated, transforming into a golden streak of light, and shot directly towards Wei He's face.

Before the spear even arrived, the incomparably sharp edge made Wei He's scalp tingle.

He rolled to the side in a disheveled and ugly manner.

The golden long spear almost grazed his scalp as it flew past, plunging fiercely into the ground.

Boom!

Rocks flew into the sky, and a bottomless pit was blasted open on the ground.

Wei He's face was pale. He quickly formed incantations, attempting to summon his Bronze Armored Corpse.

But that massive Refined Corpse merely lay on the ground, twitching violently. Fine electrical snakes still slithered across its charred skin, completely unresponsive.

"Brother Lin, help me!"

Lin Yuan stepped forward, his expression as calm as an ancient well.

He patted his Storage Pouch at his waist, and a clear, cold light flashed. A sparkling Flying Sword appeared before him.

On the other side, Su Qingyan also gritted her teeth and lunged forward.

She conjured a snow-white handkerchief. The handkerchief grew larger with the wind, floating in mid-air, emitting a faint spiritual light.

It was merely an ordinary Low Grade Magical Artifact, barely better than nothing in a confrontation of this level.

"Hehe, a grain of rice, yet it dares to shine?"

Seeing this, Senior Brother Lu's sneer deepened.

He formed an arcane hand seal with one hand and low-growled, "Thunder Light Prison!"

The golden long spear, embedded in the ground, flew back into the sky. Above its tip, thunderous light erupted, bright as day.

The next moment, countless violent electrical snakes burst forth from the spear tip, weaving into a massive net of lightning in the air, shrouding down upon the three of them.

A scorching, pungent smell permeated the air, and the destructive pressure made Wei He's breathing catch.

The shadow of death instantly enveloped his heart.

His face twisted to an extreme degree at this moment.

In a flash of lightning, a crazed ruthlessness flashed in his eyes. He suddenly reached out and grabbed Su Qingyan's arm beside him.

That hand was like an iron clamp.

"Ah!"

Su Qingyan let out a short scream. Before she could react, she was pulled by an immense force, shielding Wei He.

She became Wei He's human shield!

Just as the lightning net was about to descend, Lin Yuan moved.

He flipped his palm, and an ancient bronze shield appeared out of thin air.

Buzz!

The azure profound shield flashed with spiritual light, instantly expanding to the size of a door. Thick azure light flowed around it, like an insurmountable mountain wall, protecting all three of them behind it.

"Rumble..."

A deafening roar exploded in the valley.

The violent lightning net struck the azure profound shield in its entirety.

The bronze shield surface vibrated violently, and the array patterns engraved on it flickered frantically, their light dimming and brightening. An unimaginable force transmitted through the shield. Lin Yuan felt his chest tighten, his blood and Qi surging, and his feet plowed two deep furrows in the ground.

But he ultimately blocked it.

The lightning dispersed, leaving the ground in ruins.

Senior Brother Lu's playful smile vanished, replaced by astonishment.

"A supreme grade defensive Magical Artifact?"

His gaze fixed on the azure profound shield, then he looked at Lin Yuan, his eyes growing greedy.

"You old fellow, your family fortune isn't shallow! You actually have two supreme grade Magical Artifacts!"

On the other side, Su Qingyan recovered from the shock of her near-death experience.

She tore herself from Wei He's hand, stumbled back a few steps, and created distance.

"Interesting." Senior Brother Lu licked his lips, the greed in his eyes growing even hotter. "However, even if you have a turtle shell, you are still doomed to die today!"

He pointed his finger again.

The golden long spear let out a sharp cry like a Dragon's roar. Its shaft transformed into a solid golden bolt of lightning, carrying an unstoppable momentum as it fiercely stabbed towards the azure profound shield.

Lin Yuan's pupils contracted; he dared not be careless in the slightest.

He frantically poured spiritual power into the azure profound shield. At the same time, with a thought, he controlled the Frost Cold Sword, transforming it into a chilling sword light that directly and straightforwardly slashed towards Senior Brother Lu's body.

This sword strike was full of spiritual power, but it lacked much of the subtlety of changes.

Sure enough, Senior Brother Lu's figure flickered, and he easily dodged Lin Yuan's incoming sword light, a sneer of ease on his face.

And at this moment, Wei He's figure silently merged into the shadows cast by the boulders, like a venomous snake waiting for an opportunity.

Clang!!!

A deafening clash of metal, enough to shatter eardrums, exploded.

The golden long spear and the azure profound shield collided with a resounding boom.

Under the immense impact, the azure profound shield wailed as it was sent flying, its light dim. The golden long spear was also bounced high into the air.

Just as Senior Brother Lu stabilized his figure and prepared to strike another killing blow, a black blade light silently shot out from the shadows behind him, stabbing directly at his back.

It was Wei He, who had infiltrated the darkness!

"Courting death!"

Senior Brother Lu snorted coldly, as if he had eyes in the back of his head.

Without turning back, he flipped his wrist, and a palm-sized flying blade whistled out from his sleeve.

"Clang!"

With a crisp sound, Wei He's short blade Magical Artifact was directly bounced away. But the flying blade's momentum did not diminish, and it drew a strange arc in the air.

Pfft!

The flying blade pierced through Wei He's chest, emerging from his back, bringing with it a gush of hot blood.

Wei He's ferocious smile instantly froze. He lowered his head in disbelief, looking at the bloody hole in his chest.

"Husband..." Su Qingyan cried out instinctively.

Just as Senior Brother Lu's attack succeeded, piercing Wei He.

In Lin Yuan's eyes, a terrifying glint burst forth.

It's now!

He didn't hesitate in the slightest, suddenly raising his palm.

A dragon-eye-sized, entirely purplish-black pill, carrying an extremely cold and violent aura, was thrown with all his might, whistling towards Senior Brother Lu, who was within arm's reach!

"What is it?"

Senior Brother Lu had just killed Wei He; his old strength was depleted, and new strength had not yet emerged. By the time he sensed the fatal danger, the yin sha pill was already in front of him.

Boom—!

An unprecedentedly violent explosion instantly swallowed all sounds in the valley.

A purplish-black sun suddenly rose on the spot. Immense and unparalleled yin sha Qi, mixed with destructive shockwaves, swept madly in all directions. The ground cracked inch by inch, and all nearby boulders and trees instantly turned to dust.

Lin Yuan was too close to the center of the explosion. The moment the shockwave, powerful enough to tear steel, struck, he only had time to tightly embrace the terrified Su Qingyan beside him, taking the brunt of it with his back.

The next moment, the two of them were like fallen leaves in a fierce wind, flung high into the air by the terrifying blast.